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Horse play: Atlanta Steeplechase is coming
A horse is a horse, of course, but not many Atlantans have seen these four-legged friends in competitive action before. Those who have often gallop back for more. Check out the list of horse-related events taking place throughout the spring and summer. The 48th Annual Atlanta Steeplechase Fans saddle up ...
Great picnic spots in the metro area
The metro area is rife with great spots to haul a picnic basket on warm, sunny afternoons. This list of picnic spots is by no means a complete one, just some of the best beyond such perennial favorites as Piedmont Park, Chastain Park and Kennesaw Mountain.Best with a dog — ...
Oakland Cemetery tour recalls Atlanta’s baseball heritage
The city is in ruins — buildings toppled by cannon fire, chimneys tottering amid the rubble, train tracks torched and twisted by an army burning its way to the sea. In the spring of 1866, Atlanta bears the bruises of war. It is a hellish time. And yet, on the ...
Spring flings: Garden of delights for getting outside
Spring has finally sprung! And yet here you still sit, wallowing in your wintry “whatever!”-ness, thinking it couldn’t possibly be that easy getting to hang out in somebody else’s garden. Without having to weed or prune a thing. But it is. All you need do is show up and gawk ...
T-Time Brawner, 10th Harlem Globetrotter female player, has got game
At age 8 or 9, hoops-loving Tammy Brawner attended a Harlem Globetrotters game in her hometown of Oakland and was convinced the slick passes and trick shots by the all-male team were not real. She never dreamed that one day she would get to play for the barnstorming basketballers and ...
Warmer temperatures signal start of running seasonKids runs to marathons available
As Spring approaches, the sound of running shoes slapping the pavement gets louder. Katie Price has the sales figures to prove it. As manager of the Decatur location of Big Peach Running Co., Price oversees an inventory of shoes and accessories for running, walking and hiking. “Business picks up around ...
How to host an Oscar viewing party
How will you know if you like Naomi Watts’ dress at the Academy Awards unless your friends tell you that you do? That’s just one reason to gather people at your home, to all sit and dish as you watch the entire evening of the Oscars. This year’s televised event ...
Kennesaw model train show family-friendly fun
Get out the engineer’s cap, overalls and red bandanna for a major model train show this weekend at the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History in Kennesaw. The third annual Trains Trains Trains show is a hands-on, family-friendly affair where the serious enthusiast can shop for vintage model ...
Conditions point to sales rebound for boat show this year
The annual Progressive Insurance Atlanta Boat Show opens Thursday with expectations from boat builders for better sales in 2013. The industry, like many segments of the U.S. economy, has been battered by the recession, but some early signs from the National Marine Manufacturers Association show that boat sales, like those ...
Wintertime mountain biking spots in the metro area
The holiday decorations are being put away, the leftovers have been gobbled up and it’s time to get in gear with those New Year’s resolutions. If yours involves getting outside more, don’t let winter stop you. Mountain biking is a year-round sport, and the Atlanta area has some great trails ...
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